Back on the 17th of March, the feast of Saint Patrick, a small group of Chorus Breviarii members and others from Holy Martyrs paid a visit to the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The mission is significant for a variety of reasons. It was the first mission founded by Saint Junípero Serra in Alta California, being founded alongside the beginnings of the city.
That Lent some of us prayed a 54-day novena to Saint Junípero for the conversion of California. One part of the devotion was to visit one of the 21 California missions during the novena period. We chose to make a day of it and attended daily Mass and Stations of the Cross at the mission.
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| Mass for the feast of Saint Patrick |
Afterwards we gathered in the garden in front of the statue of Father Serra and prayed a rosary for the conversion of our home state and an end to the sin of abortion, LGBT confusion, and so on. To accompany our rosary we sung various hymns, such as Holy God We Praise Thy Name, Faith of Our Fathers, and most specially a hymn to Father Serra written by an alumnus of Thomas Aquinas College.
We hope to return to the mission soon and hope that many more Californians will honor
their founding father and pray for his intercession for the
evangelization of his state which has grown to hate him.
¡San Junípero Serra, reza por nosotros!
¡Viva Cristo Rey y Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!
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